Water Hammer Steam Heater

Hello, for several years I have been dealing with water hammer in my building, I tried several things to try to avoid this noise (Radiator tilting, Boiler flushing, Valve replacement) but nothing changed. Following this week end storm, I started to heat my building again and realized that this noise is just unbearable for me and my tenants… A baby will also soon be part of the building so I really need to find a solution to this problem before it wakes up the entire family at 5am. Little info: Boiler is gas, fairly new. Building is 5 floor brownstone. Thanks for your help!

arnaudg

in Plumbers and Plumbing 14 years and 1 month ago

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salvigilante | 14 years and 1 month ago

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Is the banging at the beginning, middle or end of the heating cycle?

wholesalerbill1 | 14 years and 1 month ago

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or maybe one of the worst things that we see on steam boiler piping these days………COPPER pipe and fittings!

eman134 | 14 years and 1 month ago

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any number ot things can cause hammer, notably backpitched pipes, fouled master vents, defective auto feed…for a free consultation email me at my contact info in my profile